Better health is within sight of your…. pillow!

Nearly each day, I read another professional study or chapter about the relationship between how we live our lives and chronic illness such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and a variety of autoimmune disease. There is clear and consistent scientific evidence that changes in our day to day behavior—small, realistic changes—improve our health, reduce the severity of some disease and, for some, may even reverse a variety of chronic conditions.

One of the most persistent findings is that sleep deprivation damages our immune system and leaves us vulnerable to illness. And fortunately, the amount of sleep we give ourselves IS something we can influence.